At the date of 17-08-1940, time: 0326, the aircraft type Whitley has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Rijsbergen. The unit of crew and plane is: 10 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Flying Officer, name: W.M.N. Nixon. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
Photos: G.Zijlstra
SGLO:
| Day or Night of operation |
Operation |
Target |
| 16/17 Aug 40 |
- |
Jena |
|
| Factory |
Aircraft |
Mk |
Serial/Wnr. |
Call Sign |
Unit |
Air Force |
TO/t |
Airfield |
| Armstrong Withworth |
Whitley |
V |
P4955 |
ZA-G |
10 Sqdn |
RAF |
2034 |
Leeming |
|
|
| Time |
Cause of the Crash |
Crash Location |
Damage |
Province |
| 0326 |
Hit by Flak over Jena |
Force landed Rijsbergen near Breda |
|
Noord-Brabant |
|
|
| Source |
Mag / Page |
Additional sources |
| Chorley W.R., Bomber Command Losses 1939-1940 |
100 |
SGLO losses '39-'41 for Rijsbergen |
|
|
| Function |
Mil Rank |
Ini |
Name |
Hon |
Mil reg |
Air Force |
Cemetery |
Grave |
Remark |
| Pilot |
F/O. |
W.M.N. |
Nixon |
|
|
RAF |
Survived |
|
pow |
| Co-Pilot |
F/O. |
P.G. |
Whitby |
|
|
RAF |
Survived |
|
pow |
| Navigator |
Sgt. |
H.W. |
Bradley |
|
|
RAF |
Survived |
|
pow |
| Wireless op |
Sgt. |
E.R. |
Holmes |
|
|
RAF |
Survived |
|
pow |
| Air gunner |
Sgt. |
A.M. |
Somerville |
|
|
RAF |
Survived |
|
pow |
|
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